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The programme takes place at KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany) and Universidad de Concepción (UdeC)/Chile | ![]() |
- Double degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Regional Science (KIT) +
Magíster en Ciencias Regionales (UdeC) - ECTS Points: 120
- Teaching languages: German and Spanish
- Number of study places: 10
- Regular period of study: 4 semesters / 2 years (curriculum)
- Start: annually in winter term - start of lectures in September
- Applicatin deadline: 30 September
Locations
- Universidad de Concepción (UdeC), Concepción/Chile (1st and 4th semester)
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe/Deutschland (2nd and 3rd semester)
- in the second year of study: field study period of at least 4 weeks in a Latin American country
Occupational fields
- Public administrations in Latin America: Urban, regional, environmental or traffic planning, economic development, international cooperation
- Governmental and non-governmental organisations of development cooperation: Spatial planning, project coordination and management, consultancy
- Private planning agencies in the field of development cooperation: spatial planning, consultancy
- Research institutions, e.g. universities, foundations: research and teaching
Target group
- German and non-German graduates holding a licenciate's or bachelor's degree in a field related to spatial planning (urban planning, geography, political economy, sociology, ecology, agronomy, forestry and others
- Desired qualification:
- Practical experience in one of the above-mentioned fields of work and/or your specialisation
- Scientific and critical mind
- Interest in transdisciplinary working
- A cosmopolitan and proactive attitude
- The Master's degree course in Regional Science at KIT is not based on a clearly defined bachelor's degree course, but is an excellent addition to a range of specialisations and prequalifications such as spatial and environmental planning, civil engineering, sociology, geography, ecology, macroeconomics and others.
Objective of this course
Planning is defined as the fact of acting within a social system, thus being firmly rooted in it. If tribalistic loyalties outweight common welfare, all objectives and measures are subordinated to them. Short-term objectives become more important than long-term planning.
Also immoderate politization hampers fact-oriented solutions. All this creates the need to look for regionally oriented solutions building on local and regional social conditions. To reach this goal, a regional scientific analysis needs to be conducted, an instrument that represents the common basis of both master’s degree programmes.
The German-Chilean master programme with the University of Concepción concentrates on risk-oriented spatial planning and regional development, yet addresses all interested persons who wish to acquire knowledge in these fields.
Graduates of the Master’s degree course in Regional Science/Spatial Planning should be able to analyse land use conflicts considering their social, economic and ecologic dimensions and to develop and implement individual solutions. They should use their expertise to employ use quantitative and qualitative instruments of regional science and to critically evaluate experiences from different regions.
Finally, graduates of both programmes should have the ability to work out solution strategies through a participative approach and to implement them beyond the background of regional conditions.